BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 14 May 2017

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  William Boyd - A Haunting
  A landscape architect acts very strangely. Has he been taken over by an unseen presence?
2. 00:45
  The Smell by Patrick McGrath
  A father exerts demonic control over his family but at what cost?
3. 01:00
  Tinsel Girl—Tinsel Girl and the Support Worker (Omnibus)
  The life, loves and misadventures of wheelchair user Maz.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Ian Hislop
  Private Eye editor Ian Hislop chooses 'A Swingin' Safari' played by Bert Kaempfert.
5. 02:15
  Frankly Speaking—Gracie Fields
  Lancashire actress and singer Gracie Fields answers the questions.
6. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe—Series 2, Last Respects
  5/5Uncle Mort and Carter Brandon tie off their sampling of Welsh hospitality with a funeral.
7. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Peter and the Wolf
  Christopher Frayling explores the untold story behind the creation of Prokofiev's classic.
8. 04:00
  Noel Coward—This Happy Breed
  The Gibbons family's inter-war life in a new suburban home from 1919 to 1939.
9. 05:30
  Strictly Dance Hall—The Lucerna, Prague
  3/3Philip Sweeney visits one of Prague's most spectacular ballrooms, The Lucerna.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Feminine Forever Omnibus
  The 1970s - feminism, HRT and the joys of growing old disgracefully. Stars Lesley Manville
2. 07:15
  Colin Dexter Short Stories—Inspector Morse - The Burglar
  Neighbourly concern about a suspicious stranger sets a new puzzle for Inspector Morse.
3. 07:30
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of her search for her real father.
4. 08:00
  Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
  Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
5. 08:30
  Life With The Lyons—Time Marches Back
  Ben needs jokes for his big speech at the Festival of Britain. Can the family help?
6. 09:00
  Between Them by Richard Ford (Omnibus)
  Author Richard Ford reads a portrait of his parents before and after he came along.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jodi Picoult
  Novelist Jodi Picoult chooses 'You've Got a Friend' by James Taylor.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Family, Bebe Daniels
  From Bing Crosby to the Coronation Scot. Bebe Daniels shares her castaway choices.
9. 10:45
  Snapshots in the Dark—5. Lennart Nilsson - The Inner Child
  5/5The impact of Nilsson's photograph of a foetus taken inside its mother's womb.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 4, Networks
  11/13Guy Raz explores how networks surround and sustain us.
11. 11:55
  The Listening Project—Gwen and Yumi - Chapter and Verse
  Despite a 63-year age gap, grandmother and granddaughter, Gwen and Yumi love to talk.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
  Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
2. 12:30
  Life With The Lyons—Time Marches Back
  Ben needs jokes for his big speech at the Festival of Britain. Can the family help?
3. 13:00
  Feminine Forever Omnibus
  The 1970s - feminism, HRT and the joys of growing old disgracefully. Stars Lesley Manville
4. 14:15
  Colin Dexter Short Stories—Inspector Morse - The Burglar
  Neighbourly concern about a suspicious stranger sets a new puzzle for Inspector Morse.
5. 14:30
  Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Can DI Townsend and DS Morgan discover what led Katie Whittaker to 'The Drowning Pool'?
6. 15:45
  The Cazalets - Omnibus—The Light Years, Episode 1
  1/2A family gather for their annual summer holiday in 1938, but war looms.
7. 16:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Jodi Picoult
  Novelist Jodi Picoult chooses 'You've Got a Friend' by James Taylor.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—A Poet's Song
  Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra chooses A Poet's Song, with Paul Farley and Jo Shapcott.
9. 17:30
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of her search for her real father.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, The Jar
  3/6The neighbours do not call. Then Charlie buys a strange jar and is the centre of attention
2. 18:30
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—3. Aboard
  3/5Falsely charged with murder, dandy spy Lucifer Box flees New York aboard a mysterious ship
3. 19:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 4, Networks
  11/13Guy Raz explores how networks surround and sustain us.
4. 19:55
  The Listening Project—Gwen and Yumi - Chapter and Verse
  Despite a 63-year age gap, grandmother and granddaughter, Gwen and Yumi love to talk.(R)
5. 20:00
  TS Eliot - The Family Reunion
  The birthday battles of ailing Lady Monchensey. Stars Fabia Drake.
6. 21:30
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Family, Bebe Daniels
  From Bing Crosby to the Coronation Scot. Bebe Daniels shares her castaway choices.
7. 22:00
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of her search for her real father.
8. 22:30
  Radio 9—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Dark comedy from the radio station that offers alternative lifestyles and unusual help.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—14/05/2017
  The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Croft and Pearce.
10. 23:00
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Ipswich
  3/6A safety procedures course spells trouble for Douglas's inner dog and Martin's inner ear.
11. 23:30
  Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize—Episode 4
  4/5Buy a compendium of fairy tales from Boney M. Stars Jane Bussmann and David Quantick.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, The Jar
  3/6The neighbours do not call. Then Charlie buys a strange jar and is the centre of attention
2. 00:30
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—3. Aboard
  3/5Falsely charged with murder, dandy spy Lucifer Box flees New York aboard a mysterious ship
3. 01:00
  Feminine Forever Omnibus
  The 1970s - feminism, HRT and the joys of growing old disgracefully. Stars Lesley Manville
4. 02:15
  Colin Dexter Short Stories—Inspector Morse - The Burglar
  Neighbourly concern about a suspicious stranger sets a new puzzle for Inspector Morse.
5. 02:30
  Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Can DI Townsend and DS Morgan discover what led Katie Whittaker to 'The Drowning Pool'?
6. 03:45
  The Cazalets - Omnibus—The Light Years, Episode 1
  1/2A family gather for their annual summer holiday in 1938, but war looms.
7. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—A Poet's Song
  Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra chooses A Poet's Song, with Paul Farley and Jo Shapcott.
8. 05:30
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of her search for her real father.

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